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Forsten

Located in Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Coordinates: 51°03′16″ N 7°18′11″ E

Map showing the location of Forsten Forsten
Location in Germany
Elevation
252 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport24 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport46 km

About Forsten

Forsten is a village. Location: Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis. Elevation: 252 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Olpebach and Ommerbach.

Climate of Forsten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (73 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Forsten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°20°22°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1087899738099102829292104117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forsten

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 14 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 24 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 46 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 56 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 14 kmsouthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 16 kmnorthwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 20 kmnorthwest
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 23 kmwest
  • Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 25 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Forsten

Within 100 km: 544 historic and cultural sites, 3,302 natural sites, 850 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Neyetalsperre Lake 12 kmNE
  • Lingesetalsperre Lake 17 kmE
  • Kerspetalsperre Lake 16 kmNE
  • Jubach Talsperre Lake 25 kmNE

25–60 km1,173 places

  • Else River 46 kmNE
  • Else River 44 kmNE
  • Weibe River 44 kmSE
  • Kemper Werth Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km3,374 places

  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 98 kmSW
  • Kodenhüvel Mountain 99 kmSW
  • Hohe Mark Mountain 97 kmSW
  • Dickelt Mountain 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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